One of its utility vehicles can carry 1, 200 pounds and be taught to pick up, carry and unload heavy cargo.

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The U.S. and Afghan commando teams put on heavy armored vests, helmets and ballistic eyeglasses and pick up their American-made weapons.

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But in my experience, the real gear geeks are heavy into microphones, a mysterious world of invisible "pick-up patterns" and model names that read like alphabet soup.

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